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I still see this idea brought up but it feels like the tide has turned against the idea of "food deserts" with a lot of studies undermining it, and worth lookin

I still see this idea brought up but it feels like the tide has turned against the idea of "food deserts" with a lot of studies undermining it, and worth looking into if you're interested.

defrost 4y ago
The raw data still appears to suport the notion: https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-environment-atlas/ https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-environment-atla... and the various initiatives started to address the issue haven't yet had time to make significant changes in enough of the areas worst off: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_desert https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_desert https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/29/us-food-deserts-federal-stimulus-funds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/29/us-food-... It's a good start, with a way to go: > On Sept. 28, the White House is hosted a conference on hunger, nutrition and health — the second conference of its kind in five decades — and introduced a 40-page national strategy as a roadmap toward the goal of ending hunger and increasing healthy eating by 2030. https://journalistsresource.org/home/food-insecurity-health/ https://journalistsresource.org/home/food-insecurity-health/